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<span class="comment">% Boyd, Kim, and Mohan, "Geometric programming and its</span>
<span class="comment">% applications to EDA Problems", (DATE Tutorial 2005), pp.102-113.</span>
<span class="comment">% Original code by S. Mohan</span>
<span class="comment">% Written for CVX by Almir Mutapcic 02/08/06</span>
<span class="comment">%</span>
<span class="comment">% Designs an LC oscillator consisting of a loop inductor, varactors</span>
<span class="comment">% for fine tuning, binary weighted switching capacitors for coarse</span>
<span class="comment">% tuning, cross coupled NMOS transistors, and tail current source.</span>
<span class="comment">% The optimal LC oscillator design iwith minimum power consumption,</span>
<span class="comment">% and limits on phase noise, area, etc... can be formulated as a GP:</span>
<span class="comment">%</span>
<span class="comment">%   minimize   P</span>
<span class="comment">%       s.t.   N &lt;= Nmax, A &lt;= Amax, l &gt;= lmin, etc.</span>
<span class="comment">%</span>
<span class="comment">% where optimization variables are loop inductor dimensions D,W,</span>
<span class="comment">% size of varactor Vc, size of switching caps Csw, width and length</span>
<span class="comment">% of transistors Wnmos, Lnmos, bias current Ibias, etc.</span>

<span class="comment">%********************************************************************</span>
<span class="comment">% problem data</span>
<span class="comment">%********************************************************************</span>
Vdd   = 1.2;         <span class="comment">% voltage</span>
CL    = 0.2e-12;     <span class="comment">% load capcitance</span>
F     = 5e9;         <span class="comment">% operating frequency in Hz</span>
omega = 2*pi*F;      <span class="comment">% operating freq. in radians</span>

FOff   = 6e5;        <span class="comment">% offset frequency for phase noise calculation</span>
LoopGainSpec = 2.0;  <span class="comment">% loop gain spec</span>
Vbias  = 0.2;        <span class="comment">% non ideality of current mirror</span>

<span class="comment">% tuning specs</span>
T         = 0.1;     <span class="comment">% +/- tuning range as a normalized value</span>
CvarRatio = 3;       <span class="comment">% maximum to minimum value of CVar</span>
CswBits   = 3;
CswSegs   = 2^(CswBits);
CvarCswLSBOverlap = 2;

disp(<span class="string">'Generating the optimal tradeoff curve...'</span>)

<span class="comment">%********************************************************************</span>
<span class="comment">% optimization of LC oscillator circuit (with tradeoff curve)</span>
<span class="comment">%********************************************************************</span>
<span class="comment">% varying phase noise parameter for the tradeoff curve</span>
powers = [];
<span class="keyword">for</span> PNSpec=0.7e-12:0.2e-12:1e-11
  fprintf(<span class="string">'  PNSpec = %5.2f dBc/Hz: '</span>, 10*log10(PNSpec) );
  cvx_begin <span class="string">gp</span> <span class="string">quiet</span>
    <span class="comment">% optimization variables</span>
    variable <span class="string">D</span>;        <span class="comment">% diameter of loop inductor</span>
    variable <span class="string">W</span>;        <span class="comment">% width of loop inductor</span>
    variable <span class="string">SRF</span>;      <span class="comment">% self resonance frequency</span>
    variable <span class="string">l</span>;        <span class="comment">% length of CMOS transistor</span>
    variable <span class="string">w</span>;        <span class="comment">% width of CMOS transistor</span>
    variable <span class="string">Imax</span>;     <span class="comment">% maximum current through CMOS transistor</span>
    variable <span class="string">VOsc</span>;     <span class="comment">% differential voltage amplitude</span>
    variable <span class="string">CT</span>;       <span class="comment">% total capacitance of oscillator</span>
    variable <span class="string">Csw</span>;      <span class="comment">% maximum switching capacitance</span>
    variable <span class="string">Cvar</span>;     <span class="comment">% minimum variable capacitance</span>
    variable <span class="string">IBias</span>;    <span class="comment">% bias current</span>
    variable <span class="string">CMaxFreq</span>; <span class="comment">% capacitor max frequency</span>

    <span class="comment">% minimize power = Vdd*IBias;</span>
    minimize( Vdd*IBias )
    subject <span class="string">to</span>
      <span class="comment">%*******************************************%</span>
      <span class="comment">% loop inductor definitions and constraints %</span>
      <span class="comment">%*******************************************%</span>
      SRFSpec  = 3*F;
      omegaSRF = 2*pi*SRF;

      <span class="comment">% inductance</span>
      L = 2.1e-06*D^(1.28)*(W)^(-0.25)*(F)^(-0.01);
      <span class="comment">% series resistance</span>
      R = 0.1*D/W+3e-6*D*W^(-0.84)*F^(0.5)+5e-9*D*W^(-0.76)*F^(0.75)+0.02*D*W*F;
      <span class="comment">% effective capacitance</span>
      C = 1e-11*D+5e-6*D*W;

      <span class="comment">% area, tank conductance, and inverse quality factor</span>
      Area = (D+W)^2;
      G    = R/(omega*L)^2;
      invQ = R/(omega*L);

      <span class="comment">% loop constraints</span>
      Area &lt;= 0.25e-6;
      W &lt;= 30e-6;
      5e-6 &lt;= W;
      10*W &lt;= D;
      D &lt;= 100*W;
      SRFSpec &lt;= SRF;
      omegaSRF^2*L*C &lt;= 1;

      <span class="comment">%****************************************%</span>
      <span class="comment">% transistor definitions and constraints %</span>
      <span class="comment">%****************************************%</span>
      GM  = 6e-3*(w/l)^0.6*(Imax/2)^(0.4);
      GD  = 4e-10*(w/l)^0.4*(Imax/2)^(0.6)*1/l;
      Vgs = 0.34+1e-8/l+800*(Imax*l/(2*w))^0.7;
      Cgs = 1e-2*w*l;
      Cgd = 1e-9*w;
      Cdb = 1e-9*w;

      <span class="comment">% transistor constraints</span>
      2e-6 &lt;= w;
      0.13e-6 &lt;= l;
      l &lt;= 1e-6;

      <span class="comment">%***************************************************%</span>
      <span class="comment">% overall LC oscillator definitions and constraints %</span>
      <span class="comment">%***************************************************%</span>
      invVOsc = (G+GD)/IBias;

      <span class="comment">% phase noise</span>
      kT4  = 4*1.38e-23*300;
      kT4G = 2*kT4;
      LoopCurrentNoise = kT4*G;
      TransistorCurrentNoise = 0.5*kT4G*GM;
      PN = 1/(160*(FOff*VOsc*CT)^2)*(LoopCurrentNoise+TransistorCurrentNoise);

      <span class="comment">% capacitance</span>
      Cfix = C+0.5*(CL+Cgs+Cdb+4*Cgd); <span class="comment">% fixed capacitance</span>
      CDiffMaxFreq = Cfix+0.5*Cvar;

      invLoopGain = (G+0.5*GD)/(0.5*GM);

      <span class="comment">% LC oscillator constraints</span>
      PN &lt;= PNSpec;
      omega^2*L*CT == 1;
      omega^2*(1+T)^2*L*CMaxFreq == 1;
      4*T/((1-T^2)^2)*CT &lt;= Csw*(1+CvarCswLSBOverlap/CswSegs);
      Csw*CvarCswLSBOverlap/CswSegs &lt;= 0.5*Cvar*(CvarRatio-1);
      CDiffMaxFreq &lt;= CMaxFreq;
      VOsc+2*Vbias &lt;= 2*Vdd;
      VOsc*invVOsc &lt;= 1;
      invLoopGain*LoopGainSpec &lt;= 1; <span class="comment">% loop gain spec</span>
      Vbias+Vgs+IBias/2*R/2 &lt;= Vdd;  <span class="comment">% bias constraint spec</span>
      Imax == IBias;
  cvx_end
  fprintf(<span class="string">'min_power = %3.2f mW\n'</span>, cvx_optval/1e-3);
  powers = [powers cvx_optval];
<span class="keyword">end</span>

<span class="comment">% plot the tradeoff curve</span>
PNSpec = 0.7e-12:0.2e-12:1e-11;
plot(10*log10(PNSpec),powers/1e-3);
xlabel(<span class="string">'Phase Noise (dBc/Hz)'</span>)
ylabel(<span class="string">'Power (mW)'</span>)
disp(<span class="string">'Optimal tradeoff curve plotted.'</span>)
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Generating the optimal tradeoff curve...
  PNSpec = -121.55 dBc/Hz: min_power = 19.00 mW
  PNSpec = -120.46 dBc/Hz: min_power = 11.41 mW
  PNSpec = -119.59 dBc/Hz: min_power = 8.35 mW
  PNSpec = -118.86 dBc/Hz: min_power = 6.44 mW
  PNSpec = -118.24 dBc/Hz: min_power = 5.64 mW
  PNSpec = -117.70 dBc/Hz: min_power = 5.30 mW
  PNSpec = -117.21 dBc/Hz: min_power = 5.02 mW
  PNSpec = -116.78 dBc/Hz: min_power = 4.77 mW
  PNSpec = -116.38 dBc/Hz: min_power = 4.56 mW
  PNSpec = -116.02 dBc/Hz: min_power = 4.38 mW
  PNSpec = -115.69 dBc/Hz: min_power = 4.21 mW
  PNSpec = -115.38 dBc/Hz: min_power = 4.07 mW
  PNSpec = -115.09 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.93 mW
  PNSpec = -114.81 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.81 mW
  PNSpec = -114.56 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.70 mW
  PNSpec = -114.32 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.60 mW
  PNSpec = -114.09 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.51 mW
  PNSpec = -113.87 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.42 mW
  PNSpec = -113.67 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.34 mW
  PNSpec = -113.47 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.27 mW
  PNSpec = -113.28 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.20 mW
  PNSpec = -113.10 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.13 mW
  PNSpec = -112.92 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.07 mW
  PNSpec = -112.76 dBc/Hz: min_power = 3.01 mW
  PNSpec = -112.60 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.96 mW
  PNSpec = -112.44 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.91 mW
  PNSpec = -112.29 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.86 mW
  PNSpec = -112.15 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.81 mW
  PNSpec = -112.01 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.77 mW
  PNSpec = -111.87 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.72 mW
  PNSpec = -111.74 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.68 mW
  PNSpec = -111.61 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.64 mW
  PNSpec = -111.49 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.61 mW
  PNSpec = -111.37 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.57 mW
  PNSpec = -111.25 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.54 mW
  PNSpec = -111.14 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.50 mW
  PNSpec = -111.02 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.47 mW
  PNSpec = -110.92 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.44 mW
  PNSpec = -110.81 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.41 mW
  PNSpec = -110.71 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.38 mW
  PNSpec = -110.60 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.36 mW
  PNSpec = -110.51 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.33 mW
  PNSpec = -110.41 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.31 mW
  PNSpec = -110.32 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.28 mW
  PNSpec = -110.22 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.26 mW
  PNSpec = -110.13 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.23 mW
  PNSpec = -110.04 dBc/Hz: min_power = 2.21 mW
Optimal tradeoff curve plotted.
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